Physicist suggests possible 'alien spaceship' could be 'generating its own light' and is nuclear powered - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

"Harvard physicist Professor Dr Avi Loeb has sent alarm bells ringing as earlier this month he said the interstellar object travelling though the solar system could possibly by an "alien spaceship." Prof. Loeb who has been studying what is known as 31/Atlas from the Hubble Telescope, has suggested it is generating its own light, the physicist is saying he believes the alien spaceship is nuclear powered."

"Prof, Loeb said it is "quite surprising" that the interstellar object has an unexpected white glow in front, instead of trailing from the rear which is what is always observed, such as a shooting star. He said that the light cannot be explained as it is not sunlight reflection and it does not have the standard gassing that comets have."

"He has dismissed the idea of natural power sources and stated that a primordial black hole only generates around 20 nanowatts, this is too weak and it is also unlikely it is a radioactive supernova. Prof. Loeb wrote, "Alternatively, 3I/ATLAS could be a spacecraft powered by nuclear energy, and the dust emitted from its frontal surface might be from dirt that accumulated on its surface during its interstellar travel. "This cannot be ruled out, but requires better evidence to be viable.""

An interstellar object designated 3I/ATLAS was detected by the ATLAS telescope and observed with the Hubble Telescope. The object is reported to be roughly 12 to 13 miles in diameter and is on a trajectory that will pass near Earth. The object displays an unexpected white glow on its front rather than a trailing coma, and the light cannot be explained by reflected sunlight or typical cometary outgassing. Natural energy sources such as a primordial black hole or radioactive supernova are considered unlikely. One hypothesis proposes a nuclear-powered spacecraft shedding accumulated dust, but better evidence is required. NASA confirms this is only the third interstellar object observed traversing the solar system.

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